Facebook Brings 360-Degree Virtual Reality Videos to News Feeds

Disney and NBC among first to test it

Stars Wars was first to post a 360-degree video. Photo: Facebook

Virtual reality is coming to Facebook news feeds. Today the company rolled out 360-degree videos brands and publishers can post to their pages.

Desktop viewers just have to drag their mouse over a clip to change the angle, and on mobile, swiping across the screen changes the view.

Disney and Lucasfilm have already used 360-degree video to cruise around the fictional Jakku desert to promote Star Wars: The Force Awakens. And

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